Harry Davis, Campaign Manager at the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: “The welfare system remains dogged by complexity and we can see that the authorities are still losing significant sums of taxpayers’ money as a consequence.

“When people cheat the system, they are not just taking from taxpayers but also taking from the neediest in society.

After years of reform it cannot be right that the amount of fraud is increasing, so there can be no room for complacency when ministers still have so much more to do.”

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Welcome to The TaxPayers' Alliance, Britain's grassroots campaigning group dedicated to reforming taxes, cutting spending and protecting taxpayers. If you like what we do, become a supporter now by signing up to our mailing list using the form below. John O'Connell, Chief Executive